BEIJING, Nov 19 — A well-connected Chinese state media editor on Friday weighed in on the scandal involving Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai and her accusation of sexual assault by a former vice premier, saying he does not believe she has been the target of retribution.
Concern https among the global tennis community and beyond has grown over Peng’s safety and whereabouts since her allegation, with the Women’s Tennis Association calling for an investigation and the world’s top players tweeting #WhereIsPengShuai. “As a person who is familiar with Chinese system, I don’t believe Peng Shuai has received retaliation and repression speculated by foreign media for the thing people talked about,” Hu Xijin, the editor of the Global Times, tweeted early on Friday., and the influential Hu has an active presence on Twitter, which is blocked in China. He did not make any similar comment on his official Weibo account.
The head of the Women’s Tennis Association on Wednesday cast doubt on an email, which was also released by a Chinese state media outlet on Twitter, purporting to be from Peng and denying the allegations of sexual assault and saying she is fine and resting at home.
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